obfuscation
1. [ noun ] the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Synonyms: mystification
Related terms: obfuscate
2. [ noun ] (color) darkening or obscuring the sight of something
Related terms: blackening obfuscate
3. [ noun ] confusion resulting from failure to understand
Synonyms: puzzlement bewilderment mystification bafflement bemusement befuddlement
Related terms: confusion perplex confuse bewilder puzzle
Similar spelling:   obfuscate
  obstipation